Five million people in Germany are in need of care. Nine percent of 70-year-olds and more than 80 percent of those over ninety need care.
There is a care allowance for care at home - from 332 euros per month for care level 2 to 947 euros permonth for carelevel 5. The basic rule is that services, such as nursing service and payments for the nursing service, can already be combined with another benefit. As of July 1, 2025, the benefit amounts for care and preventive care are to be combined into a common amount of 3,539 euros per person.